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 Free Garden Boardwalk plans - When we moved into our house, we did not have any access to our back yard, except by driving through the front yard and around the house and down the hill beside it. Obviously this was inconvenient at best, and impractical for any major projects since it tore up the yard. We were able to add a driveway that is 25ft wide and 100ft long that crosses the drainage ditch in the back and provides access. This was necessary to be able to put in a new septic system, and allows us to bring in building materials right into the back yard.
However, since the back yard is very flat, drainage is not great, and the path from the driveway to the back door was often muddy, especially in the winter and fall. This was a serious problem since my wife teaches piano lessons in the basement and uses the back door as the entrance to her studio.
The solution was to install some sort of paved walkway that would allow for drainage and keep visitors out of the mud. We began looking through home improvement books and magazines, and came across an intriguing idea for a walkway that was unusual and interesting. I was not crazy about gravel or pavers, and anything fancier than that was too expensive. The idea in the book was a boardwalk - much like the ones you might encounter in a national forest, or hiking trail. We both loved the look, and I set to work making plans to improve upon the basic idea.
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